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TIL of the Stoned Ape Theory, suggesting psilocybin caused the primitive brain's information-processing capabilities to rapidly reorganize, which in turn kick-started the rapid evolution of cognition that led to the early art, language, and technology written in Homo sapiens' archeological record.

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xVekD TIL there are more statues of lions in the world than there are actual lions
QbpX TIL chess in a mandatory subject in Armenian schools
b77N TIL that people subconsciously use the words “um” and “ah” when hesitating because they are neutral vowel sounds that maintain the flow of conversation by indicating to the listener that the speaker is continuing a thought and will continue to speak.
Gdk4 TIL that Christmas trees can be recycled. Louisiana uses them to build shoreline fences to reduce erosion and form new marshes.
OowNY TIL The city of Hopkinsville, Kentucky has a yearly festival called "Kelly Little Green Men Days" to commemorate the Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter of August 21, 1955 when small alien creatures invaded the home of the Sutton family.